Abstract
A distinct structural response in disk membranes from frog retinal rod outer segments was found directly proportional to exposure to light. Translocation of rhodopsin from the intradisk hydrophilic surface to the internal hydrophobic phase of the membrane was observed.
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Mason, W., Fager, R. & Abrahamson, E. Structural Response of Vertebrate Photoreceptor Membranes to Light. Nature 247, 188–191 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/247188a0
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